ANDREA PIRLO believes Liverpool and Barcelona are among the contenders for the Champions League. However the maxbet Italian legend has not named Real Madrid among his challengers as Los Blancos look to make it four Champions League titles in a row. The La Liga giants lost Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus during the summer and have started the season poorly. Meanwhile, Liverpool sit joint-top of the Premier League alongside Manchester City having gained 26 points from the opening ten games. And Pirlo believes both are in contention for this year’s Champions League despite Liverpool maxbet having suffered defeat to Napoli already in the competition. “There are four or five teams, including Juve,” Pirlo told Sky Italia.“Then there are Liverpool, Barcelona, Manchester City and Bayern Munich. The teams are more or less those.“While the championship is a thing in itself, Juventus has shown and is proving to be a step or two steps above the others.” Ronaldo is on the hunt for his fourth Champions League title in a row after being a part of the Real Madrid team for maxbet the last four years. In total, Ronaldo has five Champions League crowns having also gained one with Manchester United. However his current boss Max Allegri believes Barcelona pose the biggest challenge in his quest.